ADVISORY, Sept. 19, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) --
WHAT: PHA teams up with city of Deer Park, Deer Park ISD, Deer
Park Chamber of Commerce to host small business workshop
WHEN: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 at 6 p.m.
WHERE: City of Deer Park Courts and Theater Building
1302 Center Street in Deer Park, Texas
WHO: Ron Crabtree, City Manager, City of Deer Park
Sharon McLean, President, Deer Park Chamber of Commerce
Bill Perry, Contract Administrator, Harris County Office of
Purchasing
Rita Phillip, Small Business Liaison Manager, HB Zachry
Construction Corporation
Gilda Ramirez, Director, PHA Small Business Development
Program
David Walker, Director, City of Deer Park Administrative
Services
David Webb, Chief Financial Officer, Deer Park Independent
School District
WHY: The workshop will feature exhibit booths and informative
presentations on how local small businesses can participate
in the contracting and procurement programs at the Port of
Houston Authority, the City of Deer Park, the Deer Park ISD
and the Deer Park Chamber of Commerce. Admission is free
and open to the public. Several hundred small business
owners and/or representatives are expected to attend. To
RSVP by Thursday, September 21, contact the Deer Park
Chamber of Commerce at (281) 479-1559.
CONTACTS: Argentina James, PHA Public Affairs Director
Office: 713-670-2568 Cell: 713-306-6822
Felicia Griffin, PHA Communications Manager
Office: 713-670-2644 Cell: 713-594-5620
The Port of Houston Authority owns and operates the public facilities located along the Port of Houston, the 25-mile long complex of diversified public and private facilities designed for handling general cargo, containers, grain and other dry bulk materials, project and heavy lift cargo, and other types of cargo. Each year, more than 6,000 vessels call at the port, which ranks first in the U.S. in foreign waterborne tonnage, second in overall total tonnage, and tenth largest in the world. The Port Authority plays a vital role in ensuring navigational safety along the Houston Ship Channel, which has been instrumental in Houston's development as a center of international trade. The Barbours Cut Container Terminal and Central Maintenance Facility are the first of any U.S. port facilities to develop and implement an innovative Environmental Management System that meets the rigorous standards of ISO 14001. Additionally, the port is an approved delivery point for Coffee "C" futures contracts traded on the New York Board of Trade's Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange. For more information, please visit www.portofhouston.com
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